Musical-instrument holder.



J. B. BEETHOVEN. MUSlSAL INSTRUMENI HOLDER.

APPHCATION FILED MAR. 11 191 s. 1 62 163 Patented Apr. 9,1918.

I awwwhoz "JULIAN B. BEETHOVENQ OF NEWYORK,

MUSICAL-INSTRUMENT HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent,

- Patented Apr. 9, .1918.

Application filed March 17, 1916. Serial No; 84,756.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIAN B. Bnn'rrrovnn, a. sub ect of the Czar of Russia, residing at New York city, county of Bronx, and State supporting in an orchestra of a relatively light musical instrument so that ready access may be had thereto when occasion requires. And to this end the invention resides in pro- -viding a suitable instrument holder and in adapting this for connection to a music stand.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my'invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1, is a perspective of the invention in use.

Fig. 2, is a plan view of the invention also showing a plurality of different instrument holders.

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary detail side elevation showing the parts separated.

Fig. 4, is a fragmentary side elevation of an instrument holding bracket showing the end portion thereof adapted for connection to one part of the invention.

Fig. 5, is a fragmentary perspective of another form of instrument holding bracket showing a modified construction for connecting the said holder to another part of the invention.

Fig. 6, is a perspective of another form of instrument holding bracket usable with this invention.

The holder (6 is detachably connected to the standard 5, and in effecting the connection between the holder and the standard re gard is had for the type of instrument to be held; the manner in which it is to be supported; and the position it will occupy with respect to the musician when supported in the holder, to the end that the instrument will not contact with surrounding objects and ready access thereto permitted.

In the embodiment shown a clamp 7, is adapted to be fastened adjustably and detachably secured to the standard 5, the sides 8 and 9, of the clamp being formed so as to embrace the standard which passes through the straight end por- The screw 10,

tions 11, of the sides 8 and 9, cooperate with the winged nut 12, screwed thereonto, to cause the sides 8 and :9, to bind sufliciently right on the surface of the standard 5, to prevent the clamp from slipping under the weight of the instrument supported by holder equivalent 13, betweensides 8 and 9, permits these to be swung one away from the other when the screw 10, is removed from end portions 11, in the act of attaching and detaching the clamp from the standard 5. The

"bracket'arm 14, is relatively longand narrow and has a flattened down turned end portion 15, which is removably secured ina clamp 7, r

The various types of instrument holding 'bi'ackets which may be used with this invention are detachably connected to the said bracket arm 14, and for this" purpose they have their ends adapted to be removably secured in any of a plurality of openings 17 in the said arm. A notch 18, in the outer end of the said arm is disposed so as to cooperate with certain of these openings to hold the instrument holding bracket against rotating when found desirable.

In Fig. 1, I have shown an instrument holding bracket consisting of an oblong body portion 19, with a projection at its middle that extends into one of the open ings l7, and provided at its ends with U shaped clips 2020, so proportioned as to frictionally bind on an instrument such as a flute or clarionet 21, when this is arranged as shown in the said figure. In Fig. 2, I have shown a plurality of instrument holding brackets connected to bracket arm 14. The bracket 22, is an annulus provided with a radial arm 23, which has a right angular end extension indicated by 24, in Figs. 2 and 5, which adapts the bracket 22, to be swung when connected to bracket arm 14, bracket 22, is also adapted for engaging with the pegs of a violin when the same is arranged to hang vertically downward from the bracket, or the mute of a horn may be supported by bracket 22. Bracket 25, is a U shaped spring clip provided at one end with the pivoted spring pressed sections 26, 27 of a frame which has a right angular end ex tension similar to the end extension indicated by 24, in Fig. 5, and which is insertia. A hinge connection or its ble into any of the openings 17 It will be noted that bracket 25, extends horizontally and may be employed for holding. a horn or the like. The bracket shown in Fig. 6, has

an oblong body portion 28, provided with a centrally disposed depending projection 29, which in insertible into any of the openings 17. Spring clips 30, 31, are arranged at opposite ends of body 28, and are adapted for iolding one or more relatively long and thin instruments which may be of the kind inclicated by 21, in Fig. 1. In the present instance I have shown each clip as having two instrument holding compartments which result from forming the clips with vertical lingers 3:2, disposed between the sides of the clip. The bracket indicated by 33, in Figs. 2 and i, is in the form of a hook and may be employed for supporting a trombone. The engaging end of this bracket is right angular incontour as indicated by 34, and is insertible into theouter of the opening 17, and into the notch 18, and when so disposed is held against swinging movement.

From the foregoing it will have been observed that the device of this'invention by reason of having the various parts thereof detachably connected one to the other may be readily packed in a musical instrument case together with the instrument. It will Copies of this patent may be obtained for be further observed that the device is exceedingly simple in structure, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and may be set up and connected and disconnected from a music stand with little trouble to the musician.

What is claimed as new is:

An instrument holder for music stands comprising a clamp; which engages the standard of the music stand and having in one end a vertically disposed non-cylindrical socket, disposed laterally of the standard and spaced therefrom, an elongated and fiattened bracket arm disposed radially of the standard and having one end downturned and removably inserted in said socket, the said bracket arm being provided withspaced openings and having its outer end provided with a notch, instrument holding brackets associated with the bracket arm and having portions removablyreceived by the openings in the bracket arm, one of the instru ment holding brackets being further pro vided with an additional portion detachably receivedby the notch in the outer end of the bracket arm.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JULIAN B. BEETHOVEN.

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